to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
legend; folklore; tradition
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda